King James Version

Exodus 36:22

One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

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שְׁתֵּ֣יshetetwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, construct — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.יָדֹ֗תyadothandיָדnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “hand”, the ordinary formH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […לַקֶּ֨רֶשׁ֙laqereshto benchקֶרֶשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to bench”, the ordinary formH7175a slab or plank; by implication, a deck of ashipbench, board.הָֽאֶחָ֔דhaechadthe firstאֶחָדdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,מְשֻׁלָּבֹ֔תmeshulavotequally distantשָׁלַבverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “equally distant”, a verb used as a describing wordH7947to space off; intensive (evenly) to make equidistantequally distant, set in order.אַחַ֖תachatfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֶחָ֑תechatfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,כֵּ֣ןkenas... asכֵּןparticle, demonstrative — “as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…עָשָׂ֔הasahdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לְכֹ֖לlekholto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).קַרְשֵׁ֥יqarshebenchקֶרֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “bench”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7175a slab or plank; by implication, a deck of ashipbench, board.הַמִּשְׁכָּֽןhamishkanthe tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the tabernacle”, the ordinary formH4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Each board had two tenons, joined one to another. Thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Each board had two tenons, joined one to another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

Young’s Literal Translation

two handles [are] to the one board, joined one unto another; so he hath made for all the boards of the tabernacle.

World English Bible

Each board had two tenons, joined to one another. He made all the boards of the tabernacle this way.

Darby Translation

two tenons in one board, connected one with the other: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

Douay-Rheims

There were two mortises throughout every board, that one might be joined to the other. And in this manner he made for all the boards of the tabernacle.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Each board had two tenons, joined one to another. Thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they made on the oracle turned wreaths, wreathen work, of pure gold,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποίησαν ἐπὶ τὸ λογεῖον κρωσσοὺς συμπεπλεγμένους, ἔργον ἐμπλοκίου, ἐκ χρυσίου καθαροῦ.